Estonia, Vietnam among five elected to UN Security Council

Jun 10,2019
Estonia, Niger, Tunisia, Vietnam and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines were elected to the UN Security Council on Friday as the top UN body struggles to agree on how to confront global conflicts.
500 protesters against Kazakh election detained
Jun 10
Police in Kazakhstan on Sunday detained hundreds of people who staged protests against what they said was an unfair presidential election.
Xi to visit Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, attend SCO, CICA summits
Jun 09
Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay state visits to Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan from June 12 to 16, a foreign ministry spokesperson announced Sunday.
G20 trade ministers enter second day of talks
Jun 09
Trade ministers from G20 countries are meeting on Sunday for the second day of talks in Tsukuba, north of Tokyo.
Indian school demands waste plastic as 'fees'
Jun 08
One school in northeast India has taken a novel approach to addressing the scourge of plastic waste by making its collection a condition of free attendance.
Descend, Eat, Marvel: Europe's first underwater restaurant
Jun 08
For the chef and diners alike, each meal beneath the waves at Europe's first underwater restaurant is a thing of wonder.
Vietnam arrests synthetic drug trafficker
Jun 07
Police of Vietnam's northern Son La province have detained a local man, confiscating 29,600 pills of lab-made drug, local media reported on Friday.